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PTY codes:
None: Undefined. Finance: Stock market reports, commerce and
trading.
News: News. Children: Programs targeted at a young audience.
Affairs:
Topical program expanding or enlarging upon
news-debate or analysis.
Social: Programs about sociology, history,
geography, psychology and society.
Info: Programs the purpose of which is to impart
advice in the widest sense.
Religion: Religious programs.
Sport: Programs concerned with any aspect of
sports.
Phone In: Involving members of the public
expressing their views either by phone or
at a public forum.
Educate: Educational programs. Travel: Travel information.
Drama: All radio plays and serials. Leisure: Programs about recreational activities.
Culture: Programs concerning any aspect of
nationalor regional culture, including
language and theater.
Jazz: Jazz music.
Science: Programs about natural sciences and
technology.
Country: Songs which originate from, or continue
the musical tradition of the American
Southern States.
Varied: Used for mainly speech-based programs
such as quizzes, panel games and
personality interviews.
Nation M: Current popular music of the nation or
region.
Pop M: Commercial music of current popular
appeal.
Oldies: Music from the so-called “golden age” of
popular music.
Rock M: Rock music. Folk M: Music which has its roots in the musical
culture of a particular nation.
Easy M: Current contemporary music considered to
be “easy-listening”.
Document: Programs concerning factual matters,
presented in an investigative style.
Light M: Instrumental music, and vocal or choral
works.
TEST: Broadcasts for testing emergency
broadcast equipment or receiver.
Classics: Performances of major orchestral works,
symphonies and chamber music.
Alarm !: Emergency announcement.
Other M: Music not fitting into any of the other
categories.
Weather: Weather reports and forecasts.
Classification of the PTY codes for some FM radio
stations may be different from the list shown above.
Listening to radio broadcasts (continued)
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